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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 43-1221550

The Nurture Foundation

A private foundation in Santa Barbara, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 28 grants and $178,078 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $178,078

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $4,665,529

  • Tax year 2023

    $169,002

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $4,845,263

  • Tax year 2022

    $245,031

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $4,952,438

  • Tax year 2021

    $203,809

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $5,033,300

  • Tax year 2020

    $78,532

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,785,758

  • Tax year 2019

    $97,445

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,751,281

  • Tax year 2017

    $199,122

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,793,520

Grants paid in 2024

28 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Crane Country Day SchoolSanta Barbara, CA

    Endowment

    $30,000
  2. Teddy Bear Cancer FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Provides financial and emotional support to families of children with cancer

    $30,000
  3. Storyteller Children's CenterSanta Barbara, CA

    Provide kindergarten readiness to homeless kids

    $18,000
  4. Girls Inc of CarpinteriaCarpinteria, CA

    Provide inspiration for girls

    $13,000
  5. Girls Inc of Greater Santa BarbaraGoleta, CA

    Provide inspiration for girls

    $13,000
  6. Court Appointed Special AdvocatesSanta Maria, CA

    Provide adult advocacy to children

    $6,000
  7. Huntington's Disease Society of AmericaSt Louis, MO

    Provide education and support to people with HD

    $5,663
  8. Cancer Foundation of Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA

    Provide quality cancer care

    $5,000
  9. Dyslexia ProjectSanta Barbara, CA

    Provide assistance to people with dyslexia

    $5,000
  10. Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian CenterSanta Barbara, CA

    Provide horseback riding for disabled people

    $5,000
  11. Montecito Firefighter's Charitable FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Provide relief to firefighters and their families

    $5,000
  12. Santa Barbara Bucket BrigadeSanta Barbara, CA

    Fund disaster relief

    $5,000
  13. Transition HouseSanta Barbara, CA

    Provide food and shelter to homeless people

    $5,000
  14. Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA

    Provide in-home health care services

    $5,000
  15. AHA Attitude Harmony AchievementSanta Barbara, CA

    To improve teen's emotional well-being

    $5,000
  16. Council on Alcoholism and Drug AbuseSanta Barbara, CA

    Prevent and treat alcoholism and drug abuse

    $3,000
  17. Santa Barbara Youth Sailing FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Supports youth sailing programs

    $3,000
  18. Unity ShoppeSanta Barbara, CA

    Provide financial assistance to struggling families and seniors

    $3,000
  19. City NetLong Beach, CA

    Assist unsheltered individuals

    $2,500
  20. Angels Foster CareSanta Barbara, CA

    Support placement of children in foster care

    $2,000
  21. Animal House Cat Rescue and Adoption CenterSt Louis, MO

    Shelter for cats

    $2,000
  22. NLP Breast Cancer Resource CenterSanta Barbara, CA

    Provide support and resources for women with breast cancer

    $2,000
  23. Ganna Walska LotuslandSanta Barbara, CA

    Support nonprofit botanical garden

    $1,500
  24. Santa Barbara Birth CenterSanta Barbara, CA

    Provide midwifery care to families

    $1,000
  25. Santa Barbara Maritime MuseumSanta Barbara, CA

    Preserve and present maritime heritage

    $1,000
  26. Santa Barbara HumaneSanta Barbara, CA

    Animal shelter

    $640
  27. Montecito Community FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Preserve an improve montecito

    $500
  28. Santa Barbara FNLSanta Barbara, CA

    Amateur sports team

    $275

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Health3 grants $36,00032% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $35,00031% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $13,00012% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $8,0007% of the total
  5. Mental health2 grants $8,0007% of the total
  6. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $5,0004% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $7,1406% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California26 grants $170,415
  2. Missouri2 grants $7,663

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Kathleen McCarthyTRUSTEE Hours 35Pay $50,000
  • Michael McCarthyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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